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Chaloner in top 5 percent for student growth
The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has named Chaloner Middle School in the top 5 percent for student growth in the state. The accolade means more students are performing on grade level...
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Prison employee charged with having relationship with inmate
A 41-year-old Enfield woman was charged on 12 counts of sexual acts by a government/prison employee for what the Halifax County Sheriff’s Office said was allegedly having a relationship with an active...
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Jackets soccer win again at home
The Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets Men's soccer team's home field advantage continued Monday night at Hoyle field. Roanoke Rapids beat South Granville 7-2. The Jackets goals were scored by...
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Christian Buffaloe Wins U.S. East Coast Muay-Thai Kickboxing Championship Title
Local Kyokushin Karate fighter Christian Buffaloe recently won the "2017 I.K.F.(International Kickboxing Federation) U.S. East Coast Muay-Thai Kickboxing Championship" title and belt at the Crown Reef...
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Tillmon gets 15 years in Operation Rockfish
Antonio Tillmon Monday faced his fiancee in a jailhouse wedding ceremony. Today he faced a federal judge in a sentencing for his role in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case. United States...
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Task force, HCSO roundup: Search warrant; evidence destruction
The City County Drug Task Force and Halifax County Sheriff’s Office reported the following: Task force arrest This morning around 8 a.m., agents and the patrol division of the Halifax County...
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RRPD roundup: Fraud counts; kidnapping
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: Fraud suspect On Friday at approximately 4 p.m., Denise Leeann Walker, 21, of Roanoke Rapids,...
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Police seek two who got nail jobs with bogus bills
Two women who received nail work at a salon and tried to pay with counterfeit money are sought by the Roanoke Rapids Police Department. {gallery}1011fraud{/gallery} Staff at U.S. Nails on East Tenth...
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Plaintiffs in school lawsuit appeal to state Supreme Court
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit which challenges the operation of three separate school systems in Halifax County Tuesday appealed a state Court of Appeals ruling which upheld a decision made in state court to...
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RRPD roundup: Larceny; wanted persons caught
The Roanoke Rapids Police Department reported the following, according to Chief Chuck Hasty: Larceny from person On Tuesday at approximately 7:15 p.m., Officer J. Shelburne responded to the police...
View ArticlePriscilla C. Dickens
Priscilla C. Dickens, 74, of Littleton passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at her home. She was retired from J.A. Jones Group out of Charlotte, NC after many years. She loved spending time on the...
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Mary Elizabeth Burton Nowell
Grandma Nowell Mary Elizabeth Burton Nowell, 87, of Roanoke Rapids, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at her home. She was the daughter of the late Jimmie Allen and Eula Mae Barrow Burton and was preceded...
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Jackets win in weather called match
The Roanoke Rapids High School Yellow Jackets Men's soccer team improved to 16-0-1 Wednesday night at Doyle field. The Yellow Jackets team beat Henderson Collegiate 7-0 with the match called due to...
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NEA Wednesday tennis results
Northeast Academy tennis action from Wednesday afternoon against Lawrence Academy in Windsor. 1. Carly Stephenson 6-1. 6-0. Emma Cobb 2. Jessie Martin 6-0. 6-2. C. Walston 3. Emalee Jones...
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Handgun stolen from Florida seized in drug raid
A handgun reported stolen from Florida was seized following a search warrant execution in the Scotland Neck area Wednesday night. In addition to the handgun, marijuana was seized, Captain A.M. Harris...
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Man brought to safety following Franklin St. fire
Roanoke Rapids firefighters performed CPR and brought a male victim safely out of a Franklin Street residence early this morning. The victim, who the fire department declined to name, was taken to...
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Woman faces 13 more fraud counts in food order case
Roanoke Rapids police have lodged 13 additional fraud counts against a woman who used fraudulent card numbers to make food orders from a local pizza establishment. In all, Denise Leeann Walker, 21,...
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Mary Ann Clary Hinson
Mary Ann Clary Hinson,86, departed this life on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at home surrounded by her family at bedside. She was born February 11, 1931, to Louis B. and Sallie T. Clary, in Brunswick...
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City employee charged with providing phone to inmate
A former city employee was charged Thursday with allegedly providing a cell phone to an inmate assigned to work with the parks and recreation department. Tony Roberts, 52, of Garysburg, was charged by...
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One charged, one identified in manicure scam
One girl has been charged and another identified in a case where they allegedly paid for manicures with counterfeit bills. Mahogany Ellasia Person,16, of Roanoke Rapids was arrested at approximately 9...
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